Releases: jfchapman/VUPlayer
v4.18 (9 December 2023)
Release Notes
Added cue sheet support to playlist import (issue #31).
Added a 'Follow Track Selection' playback mode to mimic the behaviour of legacy application versions (issue #38)
Added support for publisher, composer & conductor tags.
Various bug fixes, and the latest release is now digitally signed.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.17 (12 August 2023)
v4.16 (29 May 2023)
Release Notes
Changed to using the libopenmpt library by default for the playback of tracked music files (issue #34).
Stopped playback when the computer goes into sleep mode (may fix issue #36).
Improved performance for large playlists.
Various library updates & bug fixes.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.15 (16 September 2022)
Release Notes
Added an option to show a progress bar on the Windows taskbar button.
Added options to enable the writing of file tags, and preserving the last modified time if so (issue #29).
Changed portable mode to use the application folder for storing settings & metadata (issue #30).
Various library updates & bug fixes.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.14 (28 May 2022)
Release Notes
Added an FFmpeg decoder to handle all formats that are not natively supported.
Added some additional buffer underrun protection for ASIO and exclusive mode outputs.
Fixed various issues with CD audio playback on systems with multiple drives (issue #22).
Added an 'Always on Top' setting (issue #23).
Added an option to retain the 'Stop at Track End' setting (issue #25).
Added a toolbar to the taskbar thumbnail preview (issue #26).
Added a balance control and an option to retain pitch and balance levels (issue #27).
Allowed the playlist 'Title' column to be hidden (issue #28).
Updated the WAV encoder to support RF64 (large file) output.
Updated the Opus and MP3 encoders to support multi-channel files (with MP3 downmixed to stereo).
Updated the FLAC encoder to write a seek table.
Various library updates & bug fixes.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.13 (27 May 2021)
Release Notes
Changed the 'refresh media library' function to also scan the computer for new files.
Changed the visuals to not use hardware acceleration by default (this is now an option on the visuals menu).
Added a 'status icon' playlist column option to show the currently playing track.
Added some more icon colour options for the toolbar, playlist & navigation display.
Respected the Windows system colour scheme when in high contrast mode.
Changed the navigation display to show the currently playing tree item.
Added an 'add to playlist' option on the navigation display context menu (issue #10).
Added triple & quadruple click options for the notification area icon (issue #20).
General bug fixing & performance improvements.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.12 (23 February 2021)
Release Notes
Added MusicBrainz support for Audio CD metadata queries.
Added an option to change the placeholder artwork image.
Added support for internet stream titles & set the user agent (issue #16).
Added support for minimising to the notification area (issue #17).
Added support for media keys & allowed their assignment as hot keys (issue #18).
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.
v4.11 (6 January 2021)
v4.10 (28 December 2020)
Release Notes
Fixed some accessibility issues relating to keyboard & screen reader usage (issue #11).
Fixed a font size issue when changing desktop scaling & added some larger toolbar options (issue #13).
Added playback support for internet streams (issue #14).
Added playback support for Monkey's Audio & Musepack files (issue #15).
Various other fixes, tweaks & library updates.
Software is provided in installer form, or as 32-bit & 64-bit zip archives.